| 词汇 | chip-away-at |
| 释义 | chip away at somethingphrasal verb with chipverb[ I or T ]uk /tʃɪp/ us /tʃɪp/-pp- to gradually reduce something so that it becomes smaller or weaker: He gradually chipped away at her confidence. Invaders chipped away at the fringes of their empire. Fees will chip away at your small investment funds. Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off fall away halve reduce reducible reduction resize retreat trough tumble |
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